Individual Psychotherapy

Counselling and Psychotherapy

Personal Consultation

Do you have something personal or private that you need to talk over? Is it something you can’t productively discuss with family or friends?

Our objective perspective and practical advice can help you manage your worries so that you can gain a fresh perspective and start to regain control of yourself and your life.

Problems we can help with:

Here are examples of problems we can help with:

a habit, addiction or compulsive behavior that is getting out of control;

you are worried by changes to your libido or sexual performance or to your mental or physical health;

your life looks fine on the outside but you are in turmoil “on the inside”;

you are losing any sense of meaning or purpose.

We can help you with these and other personal problems.

Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the most common psychological conditions today. Those who experience intense chronic anxiety suffer severe emotional and mental effects that interferes with their daily lives. Symptoms of anxiety can also presenting themselves through physical sensations – sweaty palms, shortness of breath, increased heart rate, etc.

Anxiety disorders can include OCD, ADHD, specific phobias or panic attacks. For most people there are two sources of anxiety, external and internal. External anxiety arises when we believe that we may not or do not have the resources or wherewithal to meet situational demands. Internal anxiety comes from having two conflicting desires, needs, or impulses that cannot be resolved. In each case, the resulting arousal is fuelled by our thoughts or cognitive processes.

We can help you.

The skilled and experienced therapists at Clear Path Solutions employ mental awareness training and personalized desensitization procedures to help you develop the most effective counter-conditioning methods tailored to your personality and circumstances. The overall goal is to develop an approach that creates periods of mental renewal or rejuvenation and inhibits physical and cognitive anxiety reactions. This personalized counter-conditioning regimen is design to reduce arousal and stress through physical processes such as deep abdominal breathing and mental processes that counter and replace aggravating thoughts with comfortable and relaxing imagery.

With greater awareness of your body and its stress reactions and increased capacity to counter these reactions through relaxation training and other counter-conditioning techniques, you can immediately begin to see benefits without the need for medication.

As you develop effective personalized strategies to master your anxiety, you will gain the confidence to be able to handle future challenging personal, social, and work-related situations with greater ease and achieve greater wellbeing and health into the future.

Work-Related Stress/Anxiety

Workplace stress is the adverse reaction that occurs when an individual is unable to cope with the demands at work. While some work-related stress is considered normal for most people, some people suffer excessive stress that interferes with their productivity and has harmful effects on their physical and emotional health. It is important to note that work-related stress is different for everyone and can depend on your personality type and how you cope with pressure.

Work-related stress can be triggered by a number of factors, including poor working conditions, long or inflexible working hours, heavy or an unreasonable workload, poor relationships with colleagues, lack of job security, poor company management, etc. Excessive workplace stress can also lead to increased anxiety or irritability, depression, fatigue, difficulties with concentration, headaches, social withdrawal, increased use of alcohol or drugs, etc.

The skilled therapists at Clear Path Solutions can help you.

Social Anxiety/Social Phobia

People who suffer social anxiety or social phobia have an excessive or unreasonable fear of social situations. A person with social anxiety is afraid that he or she will make mistakes, look back, be closely watched, judged, and be humiliated and criticized by others. Signs of social anxiety include:

A fear that you will embarrass or humiliate yourself in public

A fear that others will notice that you are nervous

Blushing, having a shaky voice, sweating, getting flashes, and feeling dizzy in social situations

Avoid going out anywhere without a friend

Hide in the background, avoiding being the center attention

Consuming alcohol before going out to soothe your nerves

Social anxiety can lead to the lack of essential social skills or experience in social situations. Social anxiety can even build into a panic attack. The thought and anticipation of attending certain social situations can lead to extreme distress and “anticipatory” anxiety for days, weeks, or months leading up to the event. Social anxiety can also negatively interfere with the person’s normal daily routine, including in the workplace, in school, and within relationships.

Depression

Depressed mood or reactive despondency can be a very normal response to difficult, disappointing, challenging or problematic situations that involve personal loss or disappointment or discouragement. It commonly precipitates and is aggravated by negative self-reflections. The result is a loss of meaning or personal enjoyment (pleasure) that is difficult to replace.

Many of us experience periods where we feel down, blue, and unmotivated as a result of events, situations or circumstances that are perceived as disappointments, setbacks, or personal losses. If not addressed through personal actions, counseling or therapy, these feelings can last from a few days to many weeks. In the wake of permanent personal losses associated with the death, divorce or separation of a spouse, intimate partner or pet animal, these feelings can last years.

There are a number of symptoms that can help you identify early on when you might be experiencing a depressed mood that requires greater attention. These symptoms include:

Feelings of hopelessness or helplessness about changing your situation

A loss of interest in friends, activities or events you used to enjoy or take pleasure in;

Feeling tired or overwhelmed much of the time; finding it difficult to concentrate or to accomplish tasks that were previously considered easy

Feeling unusually irritable, short-tempered or impatient

Smoking, drinking or consuming unusual amounts of food or substances

Unable to feel uplifted by anything

Feeling burnt out and overwhelmed by unrelenting demands that are impossible to meet

Feeling trapped by personal, family or work situations that you feel you must (unhappily) endure dutifully but have minimal benefit for you

How can you manage depression?

Pay attention to what situation or circumstance might be a source or a contributor to how you are feeling. Check your personal, family, social or work situations for circumstances outlined above.

Talk to others (friends, family, confidants) who know you well and whose opinions you find helpful. By talking to others you can better recognize and gain perspective on the situations or circumstances that may be affecting you.

Develop ways to approach the situation that may reduce its negative aspects and brings you a greater sense of purpose and meaning.

Seek the assistance of professional therapists and counselors that can enables you to tackle these feelings with the support of an experienced professional

The therapists and counselors at Clear Path Solutions are experienced professionals, well-trained in state-of-the-art therapy and counseling that produces positive outcomes and greater well-being with or without the presence of medications. The therapy we provide will not only help you more effectively manage your immediate situation but also give you the skills and confidence to avoid and handle similar conditions in the future.